Senior Air Quality Specialist

Trinity Consultants; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Travel per diem

Job summary

Trinity Consultants’ Monitoring Services team seeks a Senior Air Quality Specialist to install, maintain, and troubleshoot ambient air quality and meteorological monitoring networks. This field-first role involves travel across the country, with a hybrid office/field setup in Salt Lake City, UT, and client-facing responsibilities.

You will work on analyzer maintenance, data quality, calibration, and QA, while applying EPA and state monitoring protocols and ensuring proper documentation.

Qualifications

• 4–8+ years of hands-on field experience in ambient air quality or meteorological monitoring.
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, meteorology, or engineering may be considered in place of equivalent field experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite installation, startup, and commissioning of meteorological and ambient air quality monitoring equipment.
• Perform analyzer maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibrations at remote monitoring sites.
• Collect and document time-integrated samples with chain-of-custody to labs.
• Support design, integration, and build-out of monitoring systems.
• Maintain audit and calibration certifications; apply EPA/state monitoring protocols.
• Provide QA of air quality audit and calibration reports.
• Review data to flag potential instrumentation issues before data quality is affected.
• Document and record-keep for all air quality systems and servicing audits.
• Provide calibration and maintenance services across the U.S., focusing on Utah.

Skills

DC electronics

Telemetry

Remote data logging

EPA monitoring guidelines

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science

Tools

MS365 ecosystem

Job description

Trinity Consultants’ Monitoring Services team is hiring a Senior Air Quality Specialist to install, maintain, and troubleshoot ambient air quality and meteorological monitoring networks for clients across the country. This is a hands-on, field-first role for someone who takes pride in precise, defensible data. You’ll work directly with clients, travel to active monitoring sites, and be trusted to make real-time calls on equipment and data quality.

About the Role

Hybrid role based between the office and the field; ability to travel 2–5 days a week (transportation provided or compensated). Monday–Friday schedule; occasional weekend work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite installation, startup, and commissioning of meteorological and ambient air quality monitoring equipment.
• Draw upon hands-on technical experience to perform analyzer maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibrations at remote monitoring sites, minimizing downtime and data loss.
• Collect and operate time-integrated samples, and provide proper chain-of-custody documentation to analytical laboratories.
• Apply practical field experience to support the design, integration, and build-out of ambient air quality monitoring systems.
• Maintain current audit and calibration certifications, and apply working knowledge of EPA and state monitoring protocols in the field.
• Provide QA of air quality audit and calibration reports.
• Review incoming data with an experienced eye to proactively flag instrumentation issues before they affect data quality.
• Provide proper documentation and record keeping for all air quality systems and network servicing and auditing.
• Provide meteorological sensor and air quality instrument calibration, maintenance, and audit services for numerous clients across the U.S., with a concentration in Utah.

Qualifications

• 4–8+ years of hands-on field experience in ambient air quality or meteorological monitoring; a Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, meteorology, or engineering may be considered in place of equivalent field experience.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated, practical experience with DC electronics, telemetry, and remote data logging equipment.
• Working knowledge of state and Federal (EPA) environmental monitoring guidelines and regulations, gained through direct application at active monitoring sites.
• Hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and proven problem-solving skills; comfortable working independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Skills

• Proven, hands-on experience operating and maintaining meteorological and air quality instrumentation.
• Experience-based client interaction and communication skills, including strong active listening developed through direct client-facing field work.
• Proficiency in the MS365 ecosystem (Teams, SharePoint, OneNote, etc.).

Pay range and compensation package

Our Salt Lake City office offers the stability of a corporate company with the atmosphere and camaraderie of a small, family-run business. We’re intentional about cultivating a fun, healthy environment for our team.

• Competitive pay
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid travel time, expenses, and daily per diem

Equal Opportunity Statement

This job description reflects the general nature and level of work performed and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

Must be able to lift 70 lbs, travel freely and frequently, and remain on feet for up to 12 hours per day at field sites; multi-day field efforts are not uncommon. While performing site work, employees may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. Noise levels at monitoring sites are typically moderate.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to communicate clearly in English, both written and spoken. Comfort with basic math and algebra as applied to air quality measurements (percentages, area, volume, and similar calculations). Sound judgment interpreting instructions and troubleshooting variable field conditions where standardization is limited.